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When nine-year-old Allie Finkle's parents announce that they are moving her and her brothers from their suburban split-level into an ancient Victorian in town, Allie's sure her life is over. She's not at all happy about having to give up her pretty pink wall-to-wall carpeting for creaky floorboards and creepy secret passageways-not to mention leaving her modern, state-of-the-art suburban school for a rundown, old-fashioned school just two blocks from her new house. | | | Features: | |
• Age Range: 9 to 12
• #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
• Hardback
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Meg Cabot | | Hardcover:
| 240 pages | | Publisher:
| Scholastic Press | | Publication Date:
| March 01, 2008 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0545039479 | | Package Length:
| 7.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 20 reviews |
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 best book!!Aug 03, 2010
Allie finkle's rulesfor girls moving day is a great book!!!! I would reccomend it to any girl that can read nicely! It was interesting and enteraining! It is worth your time and money!
0 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 DisappointedFeb 08, 2010
I actually looked at what my daughter was reading. The grammar in this book is horrific. For example, take a look at page 74. I will never buy another Meg Cabot book.
Funny and amazing!Jan 26, 2010
THIS REVIEW WAS WRITTEN BY MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, WHO SAID THAT THIS WAS AS GOOD AS THE CLEMENTINE BOOKS, WHICH SHE LOVED!:
Allie is a trouble making girl,but sure is funny!I never thought Allie would push a spatula down her best friends throat.I can't believe Allie took down the for sale sign.She did not want to move at all!I think Erica is more mature than Allie.Allie's younger brothers seem to annoy Allie a lot. This book is very funny.It is very funny because Allie is adventurous.This book was fantastic! Allie has so many rules.Allie is adventurous because she does things that nobody would dare to do.Well...at least in the book.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Fun for 3rd and 4th grade girlsDec 05, 2009
The first in a series of Allie Finkle's Rules for 8- to 10-year-old girls. Allie has to move, and she is NOT happy about it. She will have to leave her friends and become the New Girl, which is a scary idea. But even scarier is the 100-year-old falling-down Victorian house that her parents have bought. Allie's mom promises she can have a kitten when they move, which is the most awesome idea -- until Allie thinks about her creaky new bedroom on the 3rd floor, and the zombie hand which she is sure lives in the attic just above her bedroom. She can't move in there!
In order to deal with life as a 9-year-old, Allie keeps a journal in which she writes down rules to help her navigate the uncertain waters of 4th grade. About half are conventional: Don't scare your little brothers, and you should only say nice things to your friends. But Allie also has her eye out for those important rules that the average 4th grader might not have learned yet, such as don't get a pet that poops in your hand, or don't put your cat in a suitcase.
Great fun for 3rd and 4th grade girls, but becomes juvenile very quickly after that.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
I love Allie Finkle!Nov 01, 2009
My first book of Ms. Cabot's was The Boy Next Door (which I loved and still recommend quite often) and from there I was introduced to the Heather Wells mystery series. I've enjoyed her books so much, that I spent most of my time last year reading her young adult collection. So when I heard she was working on a new children's series, I was curious to know more about it.
Meet Allie Finkle. She's nine years old, currently in the fourth grade, big sister to Mark and Kevin and best friends with Mary Kay. Okay, may be Allie would like to have a new best friend. Someone who doesn't cry all the time. Or someone who will allow Allie to decide what game to play next. Other than that, Allie's life is pretty good. Until her parents say these two small words: "we're moving".
Why would her parents leave their gorgeous home only to move into a falling-down Victorian? (Let's not even talk about that fact the house is probably haunted!) On top of that, her new school isn't so "new". The building is rundown and the gym is also the lunchroom! (Eww...need I say more??)
Allie has to think of something quick before her parents ruin her life. She's promised to be on her best behavior and not complain about the move. If she keeps her promise, her parents will allow her to have her very own pet: a kitten (the family also has a dog). The question is, can she stop the move, but still get the kitten?
I love Allie Finkle! Allie is a cute girl, with a big heart, who is trying to do the right thing all the time. To make sure she stays on the right path, she created rules for herself. Here are some of her rules:
* When you finally figure out what the right thing to do is, you have to do it, even if you don't want to.
* Don't be a braggart.
* Sometimes (but not always) it's better just to keep things to yourself.
* You can't let your family move into a haunted house.
* If you get a new best friend, it's rude to show off about it.
If I were nine again, I would want Allie to be my friend. She's creative, energetic, spunky and just fun! I loved reading Moving Day and cannot wait to read more from this series.
Random tidbit: Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls series would be a wonderful selection for a mother/daughter book club.
4.5 Stars
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